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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Juneteenth Celebration Schedule of Events in Marion (6/14 - 16)

This weekend is the Juneteenth Festival in Marion at the Clarence Faulkner Commuunity Center (1221 W. 12th St) with a three-day fair featuring rides, concessions, games, live music, health fair, speakers, and a 5k Run and 2 Mile Walk.

Juneteenth is a celebration commemorating June 19th, 1865, the date the Union soldiers reached Galveston, TX (2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation) with news that the war was over and slaves were now free. Fore more info, click HERE.

The Juneteenth Festival in Marion is open to the public - check out the schedule below for a sampling of events. Hope to see you there!

2 comments:

Your husband can't let this one go... June 1865 was two *months* after the Civil War ended and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation (not that the Emancipation Proclamation actually freed any slaves...)